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[10 DME ARC]

Sorry to go off at a tangent but on the GSM North American web site what do American pax’s see when trying to book Glasgow or Liverpool?? The houses of parliament! Come on couldn’t we find a good enough land mark up north!!
I can just see the look on the Liverpoolion taxi drivers face when the American punter gets in and asks to go to the houses of Parliament!!

[dwlpl]

It will be like a cartoon with his eyes rolling around with pound signs instead of $.

[smith]

Let me get this right. The GSM 767 lands at SFB on the Weds and sits on the tarmac until Thursday 18.00 for the return. Is it the same crew that brings it back?

[ManchesterMan]

Icelantic Pilot

Thanks for that.

MM

[TechProblem]

Yes smith, its the same with the CPT's

[Vuelo]

GSM are really doing themselves no favours at all with long haul pax at MAN. The CPT was cancelled again yesterday after being delayed for 3 hours because of some balls up with a planned tech stop, firstly to be in Accra and then Tenerife.

Get your act together you shower!

[yvonnelynch]

what a/c was being used ? does the 767 not go direct to cpt

[TechProblem]

All depends if thw weather over Africa is ok, if not there is a tech stop in PMI for fuel.

[pamann]

Do you guys think/or know if GSM will ever lauch STN-SFB??? Surely it would be a success???

[goldeneye]

13th February 2007 00:07
pamann Do you guys think/or know if GSM will ever lauch STN-SFB??? Surely it would be a success???

Cant see it happening anytime soon, the London - Orlando route is pretty busy as it its what with VS, BA, TOM, TCX, MYT, MON, FCA, XLA all operating, plus the numerous connections via US/Canada etc.

[diesel36]

Rumours from here in the uk and from india that the 2nd 767 will be joining the other one in mumbai. must be making them some money

neos are having a 767 in the uk for gsm wonder if any more are coming from somewhere..

[Vuelo]

you dont even know the reasons why.. not gsms fault by the way



I do know the reason actually....I was there and winessed the whole débarcle!

[diesel36]

so you will know it wasnt the fault of gsm.

so dont slag them of, its there first few months of ops at manchester

people want more routes options, give them a chance.

people love to shoot them down before they get going

[EGCC4284]

Ok and who's fault was it then

[TechProblem]

One week messed up due to the weather/fueling problem, and one week due to the a/c being tech once in SFB then in GLA then on the way to YYZ.

If GSM had subbed out the flight when the a/c went tech in SFB we wouldn't be even having this conversation.

As for the second 767 going to air india, i cant see that happening as there summer program is to big for one 767 unless the program is going to be reduced again... YHM could be the casulty again.

Although one 767 op hasnt proved to be a wise desion in the past few weeks...

[DTVAirport]

They're leasing one from Neos to cover for the second B763ER going on lease to Air India, they're also getting one from Icelandair.

[TechProblem]

Hmm i knew the one from Air NewZeland was late, i guess it was to late for GSM.

[point5]

Is it more financially benificial for GSM to lease their own 767 out to AIC and lease another in to operate their own services, than operate their own services with their own aircraft (if you see what I mean)? Its the same with bmi who lease their A330 to Virgin Nigeria then lease a foreign 767 in its place! Strange.

Anyway, any truth in LPL-MCO and LPL-BOS starting when GSM have enough airyplanes?

Cheers!

[irishcc]

I see from the GSM website that they are recruiting for Cabin Crew at LGW.

Anybody know if this will be a temp Summer base, or something longer term ?

[jethro15]

Gsm / Ilfc

Any truth in the rumour that there is currently a disagreement between ILFC and GSM regarding the acquisition of the latest B737-700